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Convention center hospital tents amid Katrina relief collapse
In New Orleans the Charity Hospital trauma network collapsed after Katrina, forcing uninsured patients to rely on convention center tents for basic care. Doctors can X ray and diagnose but cannot set bones or perform surgery, sending most urgent cases to distant facilities while the convention center remains the city’s economic engine and temporary medical hub.
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New Orleans
Angela
Hite
Stemaia of Charity Hospital
Hosiital
Seatent Department
Don Smithburg, Cho
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Sabrina
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Angela Jaster
Jaster
Shreveport
DeBlieux
Wynton Marsalis
Master P
Ray Nagin
Smithburg
Tulane University Hospital
Louisiana State University
Federal Department of Veteran Affairs